Saturday, May 6, 2017

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Ballband dishcloths! Hand knit! And what a clever marketing idea to team up with a modern yarn store, Loops in Tulsa. I just love this photo and have decided to knit a colorful stack of these this summer for my dishcloth happy drawer.

Then I started thinking . . . and wondering how much these retail for. I emailed The Merc to ask! I received a warm reply from Rachel from the PW Team, who said they were already out of stock, but they retail for $19 each. Sounds pretty reasonable to me if I were a non-knitter shopper who appreciates someone else's creative work.

Then I wanted to know how long it might take me to knit one dishcloth. So I timed myself several times on different days knitting the six-row repeat:

If you take my best time of 14 minutes x 13 repeats = 182 minutes, which is approx 3 hours to complete one dishcloth. That would be if I were trucking along on it. Now -- I'm a PROfessional in the workforce game for 37+ years. I refuse to command less than $30/hour for my time. Let's do the math . . .

For you to purchase this lovely hand knit, made specially by me, it will cost you --

What colors would you like???!!! I can have your order ready by December! 💪

2 comments:

Don't forget the retail practice of "keystoning". The retail price is generally double the wholesale! I am the proud owner of a Tammy original dishcloth in patriotic red, white and blue. I should have had it framed! xox